Later, this nu-metal movement lost steam for various reasons (meager album sales, feuding band members, etc.), and it was clear that the music industry needed something fresh to sell.

Enter The Strokes in early 2002 with their 70's throwback video rotating heavily on MTV. The garage/punk revival had officially begun. Labels began promoting groups that were compared to bands of the past like Television and The Velvet Underground.

With uncombed hairstyles reminiscent of 60's rock icons, this new breed of musicians showed promise. As rock is in the midst of this new movement, the question is will they lead a successful revolution, overthrowing pop music's current uninspired hierarchy, or will they simply burn out?

The Strokes are this generation's Velvet Underground. They produce the perfect mix of catchy melodies, the avant-garde, and critical acclaim. The Strokes' debut shows great potential for a productive career.

Lead singer/guitarist Craig Nicholls (responsible for all of the sognwriting and the album's vintage-looking cover art) is able to effectively shriek out the lyrics on certain songs, and turna round to serenade his audience with dreamy falsetto vocals on others.

The band's New York bass-heavy sound, led by singer Julian Casablancas' lo-fi voice and jagged riffs by guitarists Nick Valensi and Albert Hammond, Jr., fills their debut with indie rock songs with themes like youth and rock and roll. The lead single "Last Nite" and strong tracks like "Someday" and "Soma" set the stage for this band that doesn't necessarily try to be arty, but does so anyway.

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Velvet Underground, Elton John, Vidi Vicious, Craig Nicholls, Linkin Park, Enter Strokes, White Stripes, Hammond Jr, Expecting Stripes, Someday Soma, rock roll, garage/punk revival, white stripes, velvet underground,